Is it permissible to use solar water heaters for Wudu (ablution) and Ghusl (ritual bath), and what is the authenticity of the Hadith attributed to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, which prohibits performing Wudu with water that has been exposed to the sun?
There is no harm in using solar water heaters to heat water because the basic principle concerning things is permissibility unless there is a specific religious prohibition. The religious texts have indicated the permissibility of benefiting from everything in the heavens and the earth, and there is no religious evidence prohibiting the use of solar energy. As for what has been reported regarding the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of performing ablution with water exposed to the sun, it is a fabricated and false and cannot be attributed to him. The scholars of the Permanent Committee for Issuing Fatwas have affirmed that there is no sound evidence prohibiting the use of sun-heated water.
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